Clifton Ross

Demerara and the President’s XI U19 cricket teams were yesterday in control on day two of the their matches against Berbice and Essequibo respectively as the second round of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Inter-County three-day tournament continued.

-But B/ce in trouble against Demerara Avishkar Sewkarran’s century coupled by half-centuries from Ronaldo Mohamed and Ryan Shun propelled the President’s X1 to a first innings total of 332 on the first day of the second round of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Inter-County three-day tournament against Essequibo yesterday.

Unified tag team work from the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) duo of Chris Barnwell and Paul Wintz steered their team to a 33-run win over the Port Mourant Cricket Club (PMCC) team yesterday in the final of the Guyana Cricket Board’s (GCB) double-wicket festival, played at the Albion Sports Complex ground.

Alfred Mentore who was recently reelected president of the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) is vowing to continue the hard work in a bid to groom and churn out the country’s future top players even as he attempts to turn the club into Guyana’s premier sporting facility.

—Skipper Devin Munroe says he’s proud of team’s performance Captain of the national men’s indoor hockey team Devin Munroe yesterday said that he is proud of the team’s performance in this year’s 2014 Indoor Pan American Cup held in Montevideo, Uruguay which enabled them to acquire the bronze medal, finishing third.

National batsman Assad Fudadin yesterday blamed his personal performances and that of his team mates for Guyana’s poor showing in the recent West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional 2014 4-day tournament.

Ahead of the 2014 Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) three-day Inter-county Under-19 tournament, Berbice coach Hubern Evans is hopeful about his team giving a good account of itself and taking the title back to the ancient county at the conclusion of the tournament.

Intermittent rainfall yesterday denied Guyana the opportunity to record their first win of West Indies Cricket Board’s the regional four day cricket tournament against Trinidad and Tobago at the Providence National Stadium, the match ending in a damp draw.

Leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo etched his name into the history books of Regional first-class cricket by becoming the first Guyanese to capture 15 wickets in a match, putting his team in a probable winning position requiring 208-runs to attain their first win in this year’s West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) 4-day tournament against Trinidad and Tobago.

Devendra Bishoo’s nine-wicket haul reinforced by half-centuries from Leon Johnson and Chris Barnwell kept Guyana’s chances of first innings points  alive as they trail the Trinidadians by 47-runs heading into day three today in the final round of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional 4-day tournament played at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

Amazon Warriors Head Coach Roger Harper said that the work ethic and attitude shown by players last year made it easier for the team to fortify and further build the already cohesive team ahead of this year’s Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 tournament which starts in July.

Jamaica Tallawahs fast-bowler Andrew Richardson said he is fully fit and ready to play a major role in his team’s title defence in July’s 2014  second edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 tournament, after recovering from a knee injury he sustained.

West Indies Under-19 opener Shimron Hetmyer said yesterday that he was  excited over his call up to the Guyana senior team ahead of their sixth round encounter against the Leeward Islands in the ongoing West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional 4-day tournament.

Former Guyana and West Indies Test opener Ryan Ramdass said yesterday he was “hurt, confused and frustrated,” by the fact that he remains ignored by his country for the ongoing West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional 4-day tournament.

A scintillating 125 off 43 balls from opener Shimron Hetmyer set up a colossal 123-run win for Universal Solutions Bermine against Blairmont in the final of the Port Mourant Cricket Club (PMCC) 15/15 cricket competition held at the Port Mourant Cricket Ground, Berbice on Sunday.

His Excellency President Donald Romotar during his feature address at the 2013 National Sports Awards ceremony Friday night called on all Guyanese to be more involved in sports as it is plays an integral part in the development of healthy lifestyles and is also a reservoir for improving the social capital of Guyana.

Captain of the Combined Campuses and Colleges team (CCC) Steven Jacobs said getting the better of his Guyanese counterparts whom he played with for most of his cricketing career was pleasing for him and his team.

Opening batsman Bhaskar Yadram was yesterday retained as Captain for the Demerara Under-15 team ahead of the upcoming Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Limacol U15 tournament which gets underway shortly.

Guyana Team Manager Alvin Johnson has cautioned batsmen against repeating careless mistakes and advised them to exercise patience in their encounter against the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) in the fourth round of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) four-day tournament which starts today in Barbados.

Manager of the Guyana team Alvin Johnson said that his side was not in any way worried about facing the Steven Jacobs led Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) in round four of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional four-day tournament, despite the all-rounder’s knowledge of his birth country’s  strength and weaknesses.